Sights in Beira
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Praça do Município & Praça do Metical
The heart of the city is the area around the squares of Praça do Município and Praça do Metical (the latter marked by a large metical coin perched on a pedestal). Near here, you'll find shops, banks, telecom and internet facilities, plus an array of sidewalk cafés. North of the two squares is the baixa (old commercial area), with the port and some charming old colonial-style architecture, while about 1km east is Maquinino, the main bus and transport hub.
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Praia de Makuti
Makuti is the residential area fringing Beira's small stretch of beach. Praia de Makuti is one of the better places in town to relax, though it can't compare with the coastline further south or north. The water is moderately clean, currents strong (ask locally where swimming is possible) and the breezes good. At the end is the old red-and-white Makuti Lighthouse, dating to 1904.
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Casa Infante de Sagres
The streets in the area around the port are lined with faded colonial-era buildings. One to watch for is the restored Casa Infante de Sagres, now the offices of Manica Shipping Company.
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Ponta Gêa
From Praça do Município, tree-lined streets lead south and east through the shady and charming Ponta Gêa residential area, which features some charming old houses.
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Cathedral
Beira's spired Cathedral, southeast of the centre, was built in the early 20th century with stones taken from the ruins of San Caetano fort in Sofala.
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Cathedral
Beira’s cathedral was built in the early 20th century with stones from the old San Caetano fort (1505) in Sofala. The streets around the port are lined with faded colonial-era buildings.
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